The Nicodemus enterprise., 1887-08-31

IS won by them, unaided by any
source save by nature and natures
God.
On the 18th Of October. 1890,
James Oge returned to his home i'll
Hayti, and once began to secretly or
ganize force for the purpose Of com
mencing a revolution to free the col
ored people Of that country. He Was
the "Old John Brown" Of his time.
With but two hundred men, he shook I
the very foundation Of the slave !
holding power, not only III Haytl but
throughout the civilized world. But
Oge was.overcome and, like our Kan
sBs John Brown, was captured III
March. 1871. He and many Of his
associates were Immediately eXecut-
ed, being put to most shameful
|. death. But he had sOWn the seeds
Of liberty, which were destined to
Great Il storm to sweep from that Is
| land every Vestige Of slavery For q
revolution once begun by a brave pe0-
! Die knows no ending and recognizes
no defeat. The names Of such noble
colOred men as Vincent, Jean Bap-
tiste. and Cheranne, who went down
with Oge III this cruel execution,
Will ever be remembered by the col
ored people, as the first martyrs il
the cause Of liberty. Al! now seem
| ed To be confusion and chaos among
fla eDjorn1 npoDle; the revolution
had been Quelle0, but il vas only G
calm before the storm.
On the night Of Aug. IL, 1921 thf
second Haytian revolution broke out
and cry rang out upon the still al
! Of that c0nntry, The blacks have
! risen 1t thrilled tie hearts Of the
! colored people, and inspired then
t with new energy for their cause, while
it carried consternatian and BLASTED
the hopes, Of the slave holders.
The war went on, sweeping am
4 destroying life, home and propert,
Y Oh every hand. Those who survive
y the war, saw it end il emancipation
sure and complete, tor the blac
man.
? III Sep. 1898, a British iorce q
,, tempted to take possession Of the L
u land ana at this timn also di8OrgaI
ization and distress seemed 70 star
the black insurgents IN the tace
/ whether the contest would end III
y successful way to their arms cou
IN not be determined. All appeared
4, III doubt; but at this moment q
+r own Toussaint L Overture, the 9rea
'S est black man the world ever sa'
XII came upon the scene, ana ho mig
III well have asked
Ire SIS this the land our fathers tlo'
III II this the soil wherein II
-1o moved?
pie III this the freedom they lou8t
~ win "
II Are these the graves they stu
lu- Der in2
I'LL Although slave lor years, Io
I II saint stood at the head Of the aA1
not which soon met and destroyed 40,l
try French soldiers, commanded by
nr. able general. This grand ache
,,,,, ment eliminated IN the oyertLl
r VI slavery and The Eboraton
'lhe nearly million slaves, and altho'
the The great conqnor, T0ussalnt,
ing BETRAYED into the hands Of the ire
zed. upon the very eve victory, ana !
TIL, ished to the Jura mountains, NJ
- - he persisted i'll the castle, Qt y
L'ot vet the freedom Of the colored
such Die was secured III Haytl; as i
and ii the United States, when In
,aat was stricken down i'll the m1ds
- the shouts OF a victorious pee
NY who were rendarng the heaven
ltlsh their enthusiasm at the succe
this the Union Army.
ono Having shown the happy acni
/ Re ments Of the colored soldiers apl
Fox | shall now invite your attento
y re- the manner IL which we nav
, the meaned ourselves IN this cou
move Slavery was itFodnced III the G
4 IT, of VIRGINIA in 1920, and from
, "a Time utta the close Of the rebe
1pred Anril. 1865, itheld the negro +
how within its cruel and most ba
ne to grin. |,
, YOU for the Declaration q America
1 We'll dependence. was Crfspus Attu'
Burke colored man. II was he who i
'1,1rrs Americans to the fight agalns
ons II British guard III King Street, n
wae March 5th 1870. He Iell ia II
u was hs men, pierced hy two ~
brinos bullets, and thus cons ecrate'
ii on1 cause for which he fought wit
l,;stn. lfe. The death q Attucks
nc;ta first recorded il the history (
II tlre revelation: Tins was five yea
,norafe fore the Battle oi Bunker
IL this where on June nth, ITS, q {
.a,;t3f1l man. Peter Salem shot and
KING II Major Pitcairn; one Of the
NH fhe British iearders, and thus
thsr II the tide Of the battle IN favor
, black Americans. General Moultrle
,ae and in the most fiattering terms
Hood patriotism and bravery OF the
aesnoil. regiments, that served und'
an the during the struggle for lndepe
M child and Constitutional Liberty